The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-03-17
euILLoTINlNe AawoMAN.
The First Scene OF the Kind in Morry
France in Fifteen Years. banf

The First Scene OF the KIND in Merry
France in Fifteen Years. boo Ji
A Paris correspondent of,the Mev g
York World writes A woman has,i
been gullotined in France for the first oil
time in fifteen years. The circumstan- nj;
ccs attending the execution were hor-
ribly revolving, as were also the cir M
cumstances attending the crime. The
woman had murdered her old mother,
whom she considered burden on her. d
She Took every precaution to insure the
succc-, al the murder. She first satuf-
ated the old woman's clothing with
oil, then set fire to her. andaiheld her y
down with long stick whilei ahe de-
crepit old creature was roasting TO 81
death. The old woman cried piteous1 is'
ly for mercy, but the heartless daugh- g
ter held her down till she was, burned 2 bA
to crisp. And then, to crown murder ~
with blasph envy, she placed a, lighted
candle before the statue of the Virgin.
as an act of thanksgiving, for the sue
cessful issue of the murder of her 'N'
mother. The inhabitants of the town, ~
Ramortin, in which the crime took
place were thrown into a state OF un-
mistakable excitement The authori-
ties had much difficulty to prevent the
people from mobbing the pr son and
lynching the prisoner A speedy trial
and trials in France are always speedy
alone satisfied the populace.f The
woman was promptly condemned toaoa
death. 81.
The French. rs is known, are re-
pungnant to the death sentence, and
French jurles come in for much ridi-
cule, apropos of ''extenuating circum-
stances" But in this case, the trial
was over before other trials would have
been begun. FIlial love in France is
one of the strong characteristics of the $50
peasantry, and any one who abuses
parent is relentlessly tabooed from So
ciety
In the present instance the repugn
ance of the people in regard to the ex-
ecution of Il woman was overcome by
the atrocitv of the crime, and President
Grevy, who is opposed to capital pun
ishment on principle, and who sends
nine out of ten murderers to New Gale
donia instead of to M. Debler's ma
chine, signed the death warrant with
out question.
When the arrival of M. Deibler be-
came known to the people of the town.
the evening before the execution, there
was general rejoicing. The people re-
ma ned up all night to witness the ex-
ecution in the morning. Most of them
were on the ground outside the prison
as early as midnight. When. about 5
o clock in the morning, the tumbril or
cart appeared bearing the murderess to ,ec
the place of execution the assembled
multitude sent up Il joyous shout, 4, The ne
d stance from the Jail to the execution
ground was long, but the entire popt-l NJ
lace of the town followed the death. A
coretge. All along the way the people 9G
hooted and jeered the women especial II
ly, and pressed at times so threaten
ingly around the vehicle that the gen
darmes had 10 draw their weapons. j
On arriving at the fatal spot u dead
silence fell on the multitude. The wo- ,,i
man was ordered to descend from the
vehicle, but she did not respond to the
summons She had tainted. The Off. oos'
GERS removed her and carried her to the
guillotine, which was grimly standing ,oir
in the morning light. On her way she
recovered her senses and screamed aud
resisted. She was promptly placed on
the fatal instrument, with her mead
thrust through the baScuie. Her
screams were drowned by the shouts OF
the assembled people. They crushed af
around the instrument despite the ef
forts of the gendarmes TO keep them, 81
back. Mothers held up their babes
and men held up their little boys at
arms length to. let them witness the -
execution of the murderess. that they
might remember the lesson for life. -
M. Debler. who is humane man.
rs far as such may be said of an execu-
oner, did not prolong the scene. He 70
touched the "button" while The culprlt 's4'
was screaming and the assembled peo- '''
pie shouting. The head dropped Unto
he basket; the body was thrown, with ai'.
he discovered head, into wagon, and Il'
hurried off to the cemetery. The at
endants of NJ Deibler washed the
blood from the flags and machine with OK
heir sponges. and the immense crowdIi9rs
'eturned home satisfied that Justice had
,een melted out TO the unnatural daugha
er who had so cruelty murdered her
Iged mother. It's seldom suclra ghast-
y scene is witnessed in France. oa